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Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Court Transquips

Just thought I'd add a little humor for the day. Here are some lines from actual court transcripts. They've been taken from various works of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. Great books that I would recommend everyone buying.


Judge: I know you, don't I?
Defendant: Uh, yes.
Judge: Alright, how do I know you?
Defendant: Judge, do I have to tell you?
Judge: Of course, you might be onsturcting justice not to tell me.
Defendant: Okay. I was your bookie.

Defendant: If I called you a son of a bitch, what would you do?
Judge: I'd hold you in contempt and assess an additional five days in jail.
Defendant: What if I thought you were a son of a bitch?
Judge: I can't do anything about that. There's no law against thinking.
Defendant: In that case, I think you're a son of a bitch.

Q: Doctor, will you take a look at those X-rays and tell us something about the injury?
A: Let's see, which side am I testifying for?

Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: What happened then?
A: He says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me".
Q: Did he kill you?
A: No.

Q: Were you alone or by yourself?

Q: What is the meaning of sperm being present?
A: It indicates intercourse.
Q: Male sperm?
A: That is the only kind I know.

Q: Doctor, as a result of your examintation of the plaintiff, is the young lady pregnant?
A: The young lady is pregnant, but not as a result of my examination.

Defendant: You know, I hate coming out here at seven in the morning and sitting downstairs with a bunch of criminals.
Judge: I have to do the same thing every day.
Defendant: Yeah, but you don't have to sit down in a holding tank with em'.
Judge: Every day I come in and I meet the dregs of society, and then I have to meet their clients.

Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old, hold old is he?

Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for blood pressure?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for breathing?
A: No.
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
A: No.
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Q: But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?
A: It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.


Can you believe how stupid people can be?

Comments

Avatar for Sphagnum

Seth also threw this one up two months ago, FYI

Sphagnum on August 9, 2005 at 02:08 pm
Avatar for Andrew

My apologies to Seth.  I hadn’t been reading SA as regularly.  I must have not seen it, or perhaps forgot.  Again, sorry about that Seth.

Andrew on August 9, 2005 at 02:09 pm
Avatar for Andrew

To make it up to him I’ll say something nice: Seth, you’ve got good taste in books and humor.

Andrew on August 9, 2005 at 02:09 pm
Avatar for Sphagnum

Haha, no apology needed.  It’s easy to forget about things like this.  I’ve done it to Rob and Rob has done it to me.  I was just pointing it out for the record, so to speak, and in case anyone else thought it sounded familiar.

Sphagnum on August 9, 2005 at 03:08 pm
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